ISBN: 9789381836057    Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd Year of publishing: 2012     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 146        Language: English

Madhavi Sood's Poems "From the Silence Within" are expressions of Life and Living in its different shades and hues. The author, a high achiever, was faced with a near death experience, in the prime of her life and was bed-ridden with disease. Supported by love from her family and doctors to recover faster she came back from the depths of pain and darkness prompted by a zest for life ,a purpose yet to fulfill and her deepest desire to pen down poems while fighting for life, as most of the poems were written while she was still bed-ridden. Madhavi strongly believes that we must face our fears and never let it cloud our mind or soul and somehow must find the courage to move on and forge ahead. And forge ahead she did, giving expression to her inner struggles, anxieties, fears through her poems, short stories, sketches and paintings. Her poems are soul stirring, inspiring and are self motivating, some are funny, despite her long illness. Others are romantic, lyrical and on love, and nature. While still others carry a socio political message for peace and harmony and the ill effects of war, written against the backdrop of the Kargil war; and patriotic poems with an expression of dreams for a growing, progressive and plentiful India with a better tomorrow. Her poems eased her pain and gave her renewed strength and hope to survive. Always close to nature and her love of kids, she feels there is a child inside all of us who gives us the freedom to be what we are and can be , being blessed with a daughter who teaches and reminds her each step of the way. "From the Silence within' is the journey of her soul's first flight which she hopes will touch your soul, inspire you, awaken you and moves you on too; to become what you want to be and to spread your wings and soar high ...
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Madhavi Sood alias Madhavi Mohandas, who has also penned as 'Madhavi Mohandas Sood', started her journey into writing & poems as a school kid when she secretly used to pen down her thoughts and stories in her diary. She loved reading, and as a school kid would sometimes climb up atop trees with her water bottle & rucksack and a book reading, & sometimes quietly writing down her feelings. She has been fortunate to travel to many places in India and yearns to Travel and learn more and pen down her experiences. She has graduated in Chemistry & done her Masters in Computer Management, from the University of Poona. She has dabbled in many fields, worked from the bottom of the ladder as a Computer Instructor & Teacher to a Programmer and then into Business Development as an Entrepreneur and a Consultant. She used to train her employees on soft skills & has been a motivational speaker to them. As a College & School student; she was a high achiever in academics and sports. She is an ardent gardener, Nature lover and trekker and loves swimming & canoeing. In college, she had been an active participant in Seminars on 'Sustainable development' at the regional & National levels. She has penned some articles on the Environment & wants to make her contribution for a better environment. She loves to cook for her daughter and family and loves listening to music. She firmly believes that each work has enriched and widened her horizons. She is a 'never say die optimist' and believes that each one is here for a purpose to fulfil. She firmly believes that each person comes with God given gifts which one has to discover for themselves.
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